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Definitions

• the present invention provides oral compositions comprising a zinc compound containing free available zinc and at least one stabilized or stable E h raising compound distributed in an oral vehicle.
• the present invention is further directed to a method of inhibiting the formation of anionic sulfur species in the oral cavity and preventing a lowering of the E h of the oral cavity.
• a method of simultaneously reducing oral malodor, gingivitis and periodontitis by preventing or reducing oral putrefaction is also provided by this invention.
• the hard and soft tissues of the mouth are covered with microbial populations that contain bacteria with different metabolic capabilities.
• the Gram-positive bacteria within these microbial populations readily catabolize carbohydrates to produce acids which attack the hard tissues of the oral cavity, resulting in the formation of dental caries lesions (cavities).
• the Gram-negative bacteria, especially the anaerobes readily metabolize various amino acids contained in salivary (and to lesser extent other) peptides and proteins in the oral cavity to form end-products which favor the formation of oral malodor and periodontitis. This process of peptide, protein and amino acid degradation by the mouth bacteria is referred to as oral bacterial putrefaction.
• the mixture of malodorous compounds produced by the Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria during putrefactive degradation of proteins, peptides and amino acids include hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan, and dimethyl sulfide (formed from the sulfur containing amino acids cysteine, cystine and methionine); indole and skatole (formed during the metabolism of tryptophan); cadaverine and putrescine (produced from lysine and ornithine); and butyrate and valerate (produced from the metabolism of other amino acids).
• the production of these malodorous compounds in the oral cavity results in a condition commonly referred to as oral malodor.
• Hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan, butyrate and propionate are putrefaction end-products that also have cell and tissue altering non-inflammatory roles in the periodontitis process.
• Hydrogen sulfide and methylmercaptan are compounds particularly effective in facilitating the oral epithelium penetrability of toxins and other large molecular weight compounds produced by Gram-negative bacteria, and leading to the inflammation and tissue degradation characteristics of gingivitis and periodontitis.
• Gingivitis is a condition in which the gingiva is red, swollen and bleeding.
• gingivitis may develop into periodontitis, a condition characterized by destruction of the periodontium, including epithelial attachment loss, periodontal membrane and ligament destruction, and loss of gingiva and alveolar bone. Severe periodontitis resulting in deep periodontal pockets may ultimately result in tooth loss.
• the present invention has discovered that the oxidation- reduction potential (E h ) is a key regulating factor in oral bacterial putrefaction.
• the lowering of the E h of the oral cavity has been found to occur in two steps, a depletion of oxygen followed by the generation of electron rich compounds.
• Such anions favor an ecological environment of reduction (lower E h ) that enables the Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria in the mouth to grow, engage in oral putrefaction and produce electron-rich compounds leading to and maintaining a prolonged lowering of the E h of the oral cavity and the undesirable conditions of oral malodor, gingivitis and periodontitis.
• a lower E h favors the oral bacterial putrefaction process whereas a higher E h is inhibitory.
• the present invention provides compounds that simultaneously (i) inhibit the formation of these electron-rich compounds and thereby prevent the E h from falling to harmful levels and (ii) react with any electron-rich compounds formed and by thus neutralizing them, raise the E h to safer levels. It has been surprisingly discovered in accordance with the present invention that an oral composition containing a zinc compound capable of providing free available zinc and a stabilized or stable E h raising compound can effectively prevent the lowering of the E h . This is crucial to preventing oral bacterial putrefaction, the metabolic process that is the basis and that results in the development of both oral malodor and gingivitis- periodontitis.
• Zinc compounds, hydrogen peroxide, and chlorine dioxide have each been used as therapeutic agents in oral compositions to destroy harmful bacteria involved in oral malodor and gingivitis-periodontitis formation.
• Previous studies where zinc has been identified as having anti-microbial and anti-plaque effects have made no distinction between zinc compounds where the zinc is freely available and where it is not. (See for example, U.S. Patent No. 4,289,755 to Dhabhar).
• the zinc species is an important element of this invention, since free available zinc (zinc ion) within the oral cavity is required to inhibit the E h lowering capability of a pathogenic, putrefactive microbiota.
• Zinc compounds used in the compositions previously described include compounds where zinc is not freely available.
• Zinc that is bound or complexed to various ligands and zinc species that have a low solubility and form precipitates are prevented from reacting with the E h lowering enzymes and products produced by the putrefactive microbiota and hence are poorly suited for the purposes of this invention.
• the solubility for zinc compounds vary as shown in the table below.
• the chlorine dioxide is usually derived from the chlorite ion.
• Hydrogen peroxide owes its germicidal activity to oxygen release and formation of free radicals which provides chemical and mechanical mechanisms for killing oral anaerobic bacteria and cleaning wounds and removing tissue and other debris from inaccessible areas (such as between the teeth).
• the release of oxygen from hydrogen peroxide is particularly pronounced in the presence of catalase, organic matter, metals and metal compositions. In this invention, this is inhibited from happening by use of chloride ion, so that the peroxide will serve as an E h raising compound rather than as a germicidal agent.
• U.S. Patent Nos. 5,104,644, 5,174,990 and 5,310,546 to Douglas describe the use of hydrogen peroxide as such a germicidal agent. Specifically in the oral composition described by Douglas, hydrogen peroxide releases molecular oxygen in the presence of tissue catalase and peroxidase to act against the oral anaerobic bacteria. Previous studies do not stabilize the hydrogen peroxide so that it does not break down.
• the oral composition described herein acts as an E h raising compound rather than one that results in formation of breakdown products. In this invention, degrading these species to produce a germicidal effect, is avoided.
• the hydrogen peroxide in the composition described herein is stabilized using chloride ion, an acidic pH, and avoiding mixing it with zinc ion until just before use.
• Chlorine dioxide is an oxyhalogen compound widely used in industry for disinfection and control of bacterial biofouling. It is also used to control taste, odor, oxidation of metal ions and color removal in other applications.
• Several studies have described using chlorine dioxide as an antimicrobial agent in mouth rinse applications.
• U.S. Patent No. 4,696,811 to Ratcliff describes a method and composition to destroy malodorous compounds
• Patent No. UK 2290233 A to Drayson and Butcher describes compositions for tooth whitening.
• Others include inventions where the oxidizing and germicidal capabilities of chlorine dioxide are activated by forming chlorine dioxide just prior to use.
• chlorine dioxide is an unstable gas at room temperature (boiling point of 11°C) and is sensitive to decomposition by visible and ultraviolet light.
• the chlorine dioxide is commonly generated from the chlorite ion by acidification. It is usually provided as sodium chlorite buffered to a pH around 7 to 8 and above, and as such, referred to as stabilized chlorine dioxide (U.S. Patent Nos. 4,689,215 and 4,837,009 to Ratcliff, Patent No. UK 2290233A to Drayson and Butcher and Patent No. WO 95/27472 to Richter).
• Chlorine dioxide like hydrogen peroxide above, is typically generated for the purpose of killing mouth bacteria.
• chlorine dioxide is usually adequate for its germicidal purpose. But in those compositions where chlorine dioxide is stabilized as sodium chlorite at neutral or alkaline pH, formation of chlorine dioxide from chlorite ion is a relatively slow process. Accordingly, very little chlorine dioxide is available within the oral cavity as an antibacterial agent in these compositions. In contrast, in the compositions herein, chlorite ions are not used as germicidal agents. Instead they are used as effective and stable E h raising compounds, if their degradation to chlorine dioxide is avoided.
• chlorite ion use involves provision (rather than removal) of electrons to enable chlorite ion disproportionation and formation of the bacteriocidal compound, chlorine dioxide, a process stimulated by acid addition.
• the oxidation-reduction change involves change in oxidation state from +3 to +4.
• chlorite acts as an E n raising compound as in the invention herein its oxidation state decreases from +3 to - 1.
• Reduction of chlorite ion is to chloride ion after going through a series of reactions involving various intermediates. What is evident from this analysis is that the chlorite ion is capable of acting as either an oxidizing or as a reducing agent depending upon the reaction conditions. Few compounds show such multi-step, and hence atypical redox buffer effects. Nonetheless, this enables them to counter or resist along with zinc ion the kinds of changes in the E h level that enable oral putrefaction to flourish and be suitable for this invention.
• sodium chlorite as an E h raising compound rather than as a source of chlorine dioxide is very important, because chlorine dioxide at elevated levels combines with certain amino acids to produce compounds that are potentially mutagenic. Therefore, inhibition or prevention of significant chlorine dioxide formation from sodium chlorite is desirable and preferred and contra-indicated is the utilizing of sodium chlorite to generate large amounts of chlorine dioxide therefrom in order to kill enough bacteria to have significant oral effects.
• a neutral pH and above is essential for chlorite ion stability and to avoid chlorine dioxide formation.
• chloride ion is useful for additional stabilization of the sodium chlorite where there is any decrease in the pH. This is because chloride ion is produced when chlorite becomes chlorous acid and disproportionation of chlorous acid occurs 5HC1O, ⁇ 4ClO 2 + Cl " + H + + 2H 2 O
• Hydrogen peroxide like sodium chlorite behaves as an E h raising compound in that it can also readily react as either an oxidizing or a reducing agent.
• Analogous to the chlorine dioxide/chlorite/chloride system is the molecular oxygen/hydrogen peroxide/water system where chlorite ion and hydrogen peroxide are similarly positioned as oxidation-reduction intermediates.
• the peroxide is used to generate oxygen and/or oxygen reactive species to kill the oral bacteria involved in oral disease.
• peroxide in this invention functions as an E h raising compound by removing the excess electrons of putrefaction and producing hydroxyl ions rather than giving up electrons and undergoing disproportionation as in previous patents.
• hydrogen peroxide is a species like chlorite ion that is thermodynamically unstable with respect to disproportionation and can function as an intermediate in oxidation-reduction reactions. Further and once again, the chloride ion inhibits the disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide but does so through inhibition of catalase.
• the oxygen-oxygen single bond in hydrogen peroxide is one of the weakest covalent bonds known. It is easily broken indicating that it readily accepts electrons and as a result is able to produce hydroxyl ions. Alternatively, hydrogen peroxide is converted into the stable oxygen molecule. Previous studies have shown, using 18 O labeled hydrogen peroxide, that the oxygen produced is derived entirely from the peroxide species and not from water. This suggests that the breakdown of peroxide does not involve the breaking of the O-O bond but provides electrons to an appropriate oxidizing agent. H 2 O 2 when used as an E h raising compound is not used as a source for molecular oxygen.
• 5,174,990 and 5,310,546 have zinc chloride concentration ranging from 0.005% to 0.1% and a hydrogen peroxide concentration ranging from 0.25% to 0.65%. In the absence of ligands that bind zinc, zinc ion at these zinc chloride levels range in concentration between 0.002% and 0.047%. Moreover, recent studies have shown that hydrogen peroxide at the concentrations described therein are degraded by oral bacterial catalase and are not effective in vivo. Ryan and Kleinberg (1995) Archs. oral Biol, 40, 753-763. Accordingly, to compensate for the rapid breakdown of hydrogen peroxide by catalase, use of higher concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (1% or above) is necessary.
• the oral compositions discovered in this invention contain sufficient chloride ions to inhibit catalase hydrolysis of the peroxide, thereby enabling peroxide to remain intact even at lower peroxide levels than 1% and for the peroxide to serve as an E h raising compound where formation of toxic products from peroxide are avoided.
• Methylene blue has been used as an E h raising compound. It readily accepts electrons and in this way helps prevent the electron accumulation that produces the low E h that favors oral putrefaction.
• methylene blue is used to inhibit periodontitis. The beneficial effect of methylene blue alone is significantly less than achieved when used in conjunction with zinc ion as with the compositions of this invention.
• the present invention is directed to oral compositions containing a zinc compound where zinc ion is freely available and at least one stabilized or stable E h raising compound distributed in an oral vehicle.
• the oral compositions contain a zinc compound containing freely available zinc ions, hydrogen peroxide and a chloride ion containing compound.
• the oral composition contains a zinc ion compound and an oxyhalogen compound.
• a further embodiment of this invention includes an oral composition containing a zinc ion compound and methylene blue.
• the present invention is further directed to a method of inhibiting the formation of anionic sulfur species and thereby preventing a lowering of the E h of the oral cavity.
• the method comprises delivering into the oral cavity a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition containing a free available zinc compound and at least one stabilized or stable E h raising compound distributed in an oral vehicle.
• a further embodiment of the present invention is a method of reducing both oral malodor and gingivitis-periodontitis comprising delivering into the oral cavity a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition containing a zinc ion compound and at least one stabilized or stable E h raising compound.
• Figure 1 shows the relation between zinc ion concentration and the rate at which the oral bacteria are able to produce volatile sulfur compounds and associated sulfur anions from cysteine. Inhibition is exponential and occurs maximally once the zinc ion concentration reaches about 0.2%.
• Figure 2 shows the changes in the E h during an incubation of mixed oral bacteria and (i) salivary supernatant (ii) glucose (iii) salivary supernatant and glucose and (iv) a water control.
• Figure 3 shows the changes in E h during an incubation of mixed oral bacteria and salivary supernatant with (i) zinc chloride (ii) hydrogen peroxide and (iii) zinc chloride ion plus hydrogen peroxide.
• a control incubation containing mixed oral bacteria with salivary supernatant is also shown.
• Hydrogen peroxide by itself loses some of its ability to inhibit the E h lowering due to hydrogen peroxide degradation by bacterial catalase during the incubation.
• Figure 4 shows the mean E h , odor index, volatile sulfur compound (VSC) level and the level of indole/skatole produced in samples taken at intervals in a 4 hour period after rinsing with a mouth rinse containing zinc chloride (0.08%), hydrogen peroxide (1%) and NaCl (2.9%). VSC levels are measured with an instrument called the Halimeter.
• Figure 5 shows the concentration of volatile sulfur compounds and the E h in vivo following rinsing with cysteine (VSC and E h responses) before and after a mouth rinse containing zinc chloride at 6 mM (0.08%).
• Figure 6 shows the concentration of volatile sulfur compounds and the E h in vivo following rinsing with cysteine (VSC and E h responses) before and after a mouth rinse containing zinc chloride at 6 mM (0.08%), hydrogen peroxide at 1% and sodium chloride at 500 mM (2.9%).
• Figure 7 shows the concentration of volatile sulfur compounds and the E h in vivo following rinsing with cysteine (VSC and E h responses) before and after a mouth rinse containing zinc chloride at 6 mM (0.08%) and sodium chlorite at 0.5%.
• Figure 8 shows the concentration of volatile sulfur compounds in vivo following rinsing with cysteine (VSC and E h responses) before and after a mouth rinse containing sodium chlorite at 0.1%.
• Figure 9 shows the concentration of volatile sulfur compounds in vivo following rinsing with cysteine (VSC and E h responses) before and after a mouth rinse containing sodium chlorite at 0.1% and zinc chloride at 6 mM (0.08%).
• the present invention relates to an oral composition containing a zinc ion compound where a high concentration of free available zinc is provided and at least one E h raising compound distributed in an oral vehicle.
• a zinc ion compound as defined by the present invention is a compound containing freely available zinc ions capable of inhibiting the lowering of the oral cavity E h . Important in this regard is inhibiting the breakdown of cysteine or cystine from saliva, mucosal tissues (especially the tongue) and foods by the oral bacteria. Freely available zinc ions are ions that are not bound.
• Zinc compounds present in the oral compositions of this invention include, for example, zinc chloride, zinc acetate, zinc lactate, zinc salicylate, zinc sulfate, and zinc nitrate. In one embodiment of the present invention, the zinc compound is zinc chloride.
• the concentration of zinc ion in the oral composition may range from about 0.02% to about 0.2%. In a preferred embodiment, the zinc ion concentration ranges from about 0.04% to about 0.12%.
• a stabilized E h raising compound as defined herein is a compound capable of directly or indirectly raising the E h of the oral cavity.
• E h raising compounds include, for example, hydrogen peroxide, oxyhalogen species such as sodium chlorite and biologically compatible oxidation-reduction (redox) buffers such as methylene blue.
• redox oxidation-reduction
• Additional examples of E h raising compounds include common fermentable sugars such as glucose, galactose, fructose, maltose, lactose and sucrose. These compounds when metabolized by oral bacteria and in particular, the oral streptococci, in the presence of oxygen produce, inter alia, hydrogen peroxide.
• the concentration of the E h raising compound in the oral compounds of this invention may range from about 0.1 % to about 3.0% by weight of the composition. In a preferred embodiment, the concentration of the E h raising compound is about 0.1% to about 1.0%.
• a chloride ion containing compound is added to the oral composition in an amount sufficient to inhibit catalase in the oral cavity from breaking down the hydrogen peroxide.
• the chloride ion containing compound is a compound capable of inhibiting the catalase activity in the oral cavity. Suitable chloride ion containing compounds include alkali metal chloride salts and alkali earth metal chloride salts such as, for example, NaCl and CaCl 2 .
• the concentration of the chloride ion containing compound in the oral composition ranges from about 0.5% to about 2.5% by weight of the composition. Since some oral microbiota produce hydrogen peroxide in the presence of fermentable sugars, chloride ions are also added to make it more effective.
• the zinc compound is zinc chloride
• the E h raising compound is hydrogen peroxide
• the chloride ion containing compound is sodium chloride.
• the oral composition contains zinc chloride, a fermentable sugar and sodium chloride.
• the oral composition contains zinc chloride and the oxyhalogen species sodium chlorite and with or without sodium chloride.
• a further embodiment of the present invention consists of oral compositions containing zinc chloride and methylene blue with or without sodium chloride.
• the pH of the oral compositions of the present invention is specific to the zinc compound and E h raising compound combination used.
• the preferred pH of the oral compositions generally ranges from about 3.0 to about 6.0. In one embodiment, the pH ranges from about 3.5 to about 4.5.
• An acidic pH has two desirable effects. First, an acidic pH ensures availability of the zinc ion since zinc ion above a pH of about 6.0 combines with hydroxyl ions in solution to form poorly soluble zinc hydroxide, thereby making zinc ion unavailable. Second an acidic pH converts sulfur anions to the acidic forms which result in a higher E h .
• the E h raising compound is the oxychloride, sodium chlorite
• a pH between about 3.0 and 6.0 is unsuitable for the stability of sodium chlorite during its storage.
• acidic pH unstable and less desirable chlorine dioxide is produced.
• the pH of the sodium chlorite during storage needs to be between about 7.0 and about 8.5 where it is most stable.
• the instability of zinc ion at a pH of 6.0 and above and the instability of chlorite at a pH of about 6.0 and below necessitates the two being kept separate in a two compartment system until ready for use.
• the preferred pH is between about 5.5 and about 6.0.
• the oral compositions described in accordance with the present invention may contain any conventional ingredient for the particular oral composition.
• liquid mouthwashes may contain a solvent such as distilled or deionized water, and ethanol; a sweetening agent such as sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, saccharin and aspartame; and a flavoring agent such as peppermint oil, and spearmint oil.
• Dentifrices may contain, for example, a conventional abrasive such as calcium pyrophosphate, aluminum hydroxide, resins, insoluble alkali metal metaphosphates and silica in a standard amount of 20-60% wt.; a binder such as hydroxyethyl cellulose, xanthin gum and sodium carboxymethylcellulose in a standard amount of 0.5-5.0% wt.; a foaming agent such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium coconut monoglyceride sulfonate and sodium-N-methyl-N- palmitoyl tauride in a standard amount of 0.5-3.0% wt.; a flavoring agent; a sweetening agent; an antiseptic agent and any other ingredient required for the particular formulation.
• a conventional abrasive such as calcium pyrophosphate, aluminum hydroxide, resins, insoluble alkali metal metaphosphates and silica in a standard amount of 20-60% wt.
• Tables and powders may contain, for example, a vehicle such as lactose or mannitol; a binder such as corn starch or carboxymethyl cellulose; and a disintegrator, once more in two compartment delivery systems.
• a vehicle such as lactose or mannitol
• a binder such as corn starch or carboxymethyl cellulose
• a disintegrator once more in two compartment delivery systems.
• the present invention is also directed to a method of inhibiting the formation of sulfur containing anions in the oral cavity and preventing a lowering of the E h of the oral cavity by delivering into the oral cavity a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition containing, a zinc ion compound and at least one E h raising compound distributed in an oral vehicle.
• sulfur containing anions include for example, sulfide (S " ), hydrogen sulfide anion (HS “ ) and methyl mercaptan anion (CH 3 S " ).
• a therapeutically effective amount of oral composition is an amount sufficient to inhibit the formation of sulfur containing anions and prevent a lowering of the E h of the oral cavity.
• a therapeutically effective amount of the oral composition in a dentifrice or mouth rinse may range from approximately 0.5% to approximately 5% by weight and preferably 2% to 3% by weight of the composition.
• Acceptable oral vehicles include, for example, any conventional oral delivery system, such as dental care products, food products and chewing gum.
• dental care products include for example, dentifrices, topical solutions or pastes, mouthwashes in the form of liquids, powders, gels or tablets, and dental flosses.
• food products which contain the oral compositions described herein include, for example, lozenges and confectioneries.
• the present invention is further directed to a method of reducing oral malodor, gingivitis and periodontitis by delivering into the oral cavity a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition containing a zinc ion compound and at least one E h raising compound distributed in an acceptable oral vehicle.
• a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition is an amount sufficient to raise the E h of the oral cavity to normal levels and prevent or reduce oral malodor, gingivitis and periodontitis.
• a therapeutically effective amount of an oral composition is an amount sufficient to reduce or prevent the formation of malodorous compounds such as hydrogen sulfide and the growth of harmful Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria which may cause gingivitis and periodontitis.
• a therapeutically effective amount of the oral composition in a dentifrice or mouthwash may range from approximately 0.5% to approximately 5% by weight and preferably about 2% to about 3% by weight of the composition.
• the present invention further provides an article of manufacture comprising a packaging material and the oral compositions described herein contained within said packaging material, wherein said oral composition is effective in preventing and/or reducing any decrease in the E h , oral putrefaction and development of oral malodor, gingivitis and periodontitis and wherein said packaging material contains a label that indicates that said oral composition is effective in raising the E h , and reducing oral putrefaction, oral malodor, gingivitis and periodontitis.
• the packaging material used to contain the oral compositions can comprise glass, plastic, metal or any other suitably inert material.
• a dentifrice containing the oral composition of the present invention may be contained in a collapsible tube, typically aluminum, lined lead or plastic or a squeeze, pump or pressurized dispenser for measuring out the contents or in a tearable sachet.
• This Example demonstrates the ability of salivary supernatant to lower the E h and the ability of glucose to act as an E h raising compound to raise the E h in the salivary sediment system model developed by Kleinberg (1967 and 1970) Archs. oral Biol., 12: 451- 1473; Advances oral Biol. (Volume 4) New York, NY Academic Press pp. 49-50 (see Figure 2).
• This model utilizes the mixed oral bacteria collected in the salivary sediment obtained from whole saliva by centrifugation. Extensive studies have shown that this system behaves metabolically like dental plaque (Singer et al. (1983) Archs. oral Biol. 28:29-35; Wijeyeweera and Kleinberg (1989 a and b) Archs. oral Biol.
• saliva stimulated by chewing paraffin wax was expectorated into test-tubes chilled in cracked ice.
• the donors had not brushed their teeth for 24 hours prior to collection.
• the donors were also instructed to fast for at least 12 hours to provide stimulated whole saliva which contains a minimal level of endogenous carbohydrate. (Kleinberg and Jenkins (1964) Archs. oral Biol, 9:493-516).
• the saliva was centrifuged at 1740 X g for 15 minutes and the supernatant was subsequently removed by pipette and kept on ice until the assay was run. Next, the sediment was washed three times with ice cold distilled water to remove any residual salivary supernatant.
• the washed salivary sediment was chilled in crushed ice until the assay was run. Prior to incubating the samples and running the assay, the washed salivary sediment was re-suspended in distilled water to a final concentration of 50 per cent (V/V).
• incubation tubes were prepared containing the following: 16.7% (V/V) salivary sediment, 60 mM phosphate buffer and either 33.3% (V/V) salivary supernatant or 3 mM amino acid.
• a control tube contained sediment and water. All incubation mixture preparations were done with the test-tubes chilled in cracked ice until they were transferredsto a water bath for incubation at 37°C for 24 hours. Measurements were taken at the following time intervals: 0 and 30 min and 1, 2, 3, 8 and 24 hours.
• the oxidation-reduction potential (E h ) was determined in each incubation mixture using a platinum electrode and a potassium chloride salt bridge leading to a calomel reference electrode connected to a pH meter used as a millivoltmeter. All E h measurements were related to the standard hydrogen electrode by adding the value 242 millivolts to the reading made with this electrometric system.
• the lowest E h reached with each amino acid is shown in Table 1.
• the corresponding lowest E h levels reached with salivary supernatant and the water control are shown at the bottom of the table.
• the E h with supernatant falls to the lowest E h and is only matched by the amino acid, cystine.
• Example II A similar type of in vitro experiment as in Example I was carried out to assay the ability of (i) zinc chloride, (ii) hydrogen peroxide, and (iii) zinc chloride and hydrogen peroxide, to prevent a fall in the E h of the oral cavity.
• Incubation tubes were prepared containing 16.7% sediment, 60 mM phosphate buffer, and (i) zinc chloride at a concentration of 6.0 mM (0.08%), (ii) hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of 0.5%, or (iii) zinc chloride at a concentration of 6.0 mM and hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of 0.5%.
• a tube was prepared containing salivary sediment and salivary supernatant only (water control).
• Figure 2 shows the E h of the mixtures during incubation at 37°C over a 24-hour time period.
• This example shows the ability of the zinc ion-peroxide-chloride ion compositions of the present invention to retard or reduce the E h lowering ability of the oral bacteria and their ability to produce malodor.
• hydrogen peroxide can have an inhibitory effect on odor production by the mixed bacteria that comprise the microflora of the salivary sediment system.
• it will be difficult for peroxide to persist in this system or in dento-gingival or tongue plaque in situ because their microfloras contain bacteria that have exceptionally high catalase and peroxidase activities. (Ryan and Kleinberg (1995) Archs. oral Biol. 40:143-152). Consequently, for peroxide to be effective in the mouth, it is necessary to inhibit this catalase activity. Otherwise, peroxide levels well over 1% would be necessary to reduce the oral malodor and this concentration can be harmful to the oral soft tissues.
• An agent presently documented to be inhibitory of catalase activity is chloride ion.
• This assay examined the effects of rinsing with a combination of ZnCl 2 , H,0 2 and NaCl on the E h and odor producing activity of the oral bacteria.
• the oral rinse consisted of ZnCl 2 at 6 mM (0.08%), NaCl at 500 mM (2.9%) and H 2 0 2 at 1%.
• the oral rinse was tested for its effects on the E h lowering and oral malodor forming activity of the oral bacteria.
• the oral malodor formation was assessed organoleptically, measuring VSC using a Halimeter (Model RH-17A InterScan Portable Analyzer) and measuring the formation of indole/skatole using Kovac's method. Gadebusch H.H. and Gabriel S. (1956)." Modified Stable Kovac's Reagent for the Detection of Indole", Amer. J. Clin. Path. 26, 1373- 1375.
• the organoleptic measurements were done by having a trained individual smell the odor produced and rate the odor on a scale of 0-4, with zero indicating no malodor and four indicating strong malodor.
• Kovac's Reagent P- Dimethylaminobenzaldehyde dissolved in amyl alcohol and acidified with HCl was added to each assay sample and the bluish/red color was measured at 567 nm in a spectrophotometer.
• each saliva sample was immediately incubated in a 37°C water bath and the E h , odor index, and volatile sulfur compounds (VSC) in each sample were determined at 0, 15 and 30 minutes and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 24 h; these values were averaged to give a mean value assay of each parameter in each sample.
• Subjects were tested on 3 different days. Day one was without the use of a rinse, day two with a water rinse and day three with a zinc-peroxide-chloride ion rinse.
• Figure 4 shows the results after the zinc-hydrogen peroxide-chloride ion rinsing.
• the zinc-hydrogen peroxide-chloride ion composition of the present invention favored a more positive E h level and its effect on odor was dramatic. Odor production determined organoleptically and by indole/skatole formation were almost totally retarded and the production of VSC was significantly reduced. No changes from base-line (BL) were seen when water was the rinsing solution or no rinsing was done.
• the oral composition of the present invention affected the E h positively and suppressed odor parameters even after 4 hours following the rinse. Only indole/skatole formation began to return after 4 hours.
• the ability of a zinc chloride rinse solution to reduce or prevent the formation of volatile sulfur compounds (VSC) in vivo following successive challenges with a cysteine rinse was studied in this Example.
• the rinse solution consisted of zinc chloride at 6 mM (0.08%).
• Experiments were run on subjects who had fasted and carried out no oral hygiene for at least 12 hours.
• the subject rinsed his/her mouth with 5 ml of a 6 mM cysteine solution for 30 seconds to stimulate substantial VSC production by the oral bacteria.
• This test is analogous to the use of glucose as a challenge substrate to determine the glycolytic activity of dental plaque bacteria (Stephan, R.M. 1944. J dent. Res. 23, 257) or ingestion of a fixed amount of glucose as a challenge in assaying for diabetes activity.
• VSC volatile sulfur compounds
• a platinum electrode was placed on the posterior dorsum surface of the tongue, just anterior to the circumvallate papillae to measure the E h .
• the subject rinsed his/her mouth with 5 ml of the zinc chloride solution for 30 seconds. Again, the VSC of the subject's mouth air and the E h were measured.
• the subject then rinsed successively with the 6 mM cysteine solution at 40, 60, 140, 320 and 380 minutes and the VSC and E h of the subject's oral cavity were re-measured each time (see Figure 5) using the Halimeter and the platinum electrode.
• the zinc chloride rinse reduced the ability of the oral bacteria to produce the VSC response to cysteine rinsing and retarded the production of the VSC response to subsequent cysteine rinses for about 5 hours thereafter.
• the same figure also shows the E h response that occurs co-incident with the VSC response after cysteine challenging. The E h was raised to a small degree during rinsing with the zinc chloride solution. Clearance of the cysteine by saliva and rapid utilization of the cysteine by the oral bacteria facilitates the removal of the cysteine and the returning of the VSC and to their respective baselines during each cysteine challenge episode.
• zinc chloride is a compound that is able to reduce the ability of the oral bacteria to generate volatile sulfur compounds. This contributes to reduced oral putrefaction activity and in turn reduced oral malodor production and gingivitis-periodontitis.
• Example V The ability of a zinc-hydrogen peroxide-salt composition to reduce or prevent the formation of VSC in vivo following successive challenges with a cysteine rinse was studied in this Example in the same way as in Example IV.
• the oral rinse consisted of zinc chloride at 6 mM (0.08%), hydrogen peroxide at 1% and sodium chloride at 500 mM (2.9%).
• 5 ml of the zinc/peroxide/chloride ion composition of this invention was applied as a rinse for 30 seconds.
• VSC and E h measurements were also carried out as before and the results are shown in Figure 6.
• the zinc-peroxide-chloride ion rinse of this invention showed greater inhibition of VSC production and for a longer time than in Example IV where the zinc chloride was tested without peroxide and chloride ion.
• the E h rose strongly and more with the zinc chloride-peroxide-sodium chloride composition following its application than did zinc chloride alone in Example IV and the subsequent E h responses were initially inhibited and return to the baseline response was delayed.
• This Example shows that the oral composition of the present invention is able to significantly inhibit VSC production from cysteine and its ability to lower the E h , and has the ability to raise the E h when introduced in vivo.
• Example 7 The ability of a zinc-chloride-sodium chlorite composition to reduce or prevent the formation of VSC in vivo following successive challenges with a cysteine rinse was studied in this Example in the same way as in Examples IV and V.
• the oral rinse consisted of zinc chloride at 6 mM (0.08%) and sodium chlorite at 0.5%.
• 5 ml of the zinc/peroxide/chloride ion composition of this invention was applied as a rinse for 30 seconds.
• VSC and E h measurements were also carried out as before and the results are shown in Figure 7.
• the zinc-chloride-sodium chlorite rinse of this invention showed as in Example V, greater inhibition of VSC production and for a longer time than in Example IV where the zinc chloride was tested without sodium chlorite.
• Example IV shows that the oral composition of the present invention is able to significantly inhibit VSC production from cysteine and its ability to lower the E h , and has the ability to raise the E h upon introduction into the oral cavity.

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